Globe and shade holder.



W. 0, 110mm. GLOBE AND SHADE EOLDER. APEPLIOATION FILED MAB-15,1912.

Paigentedjune 11, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM 0. HUMAN, or MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR 'ro EDWARD MILLER &

COMPANY, or MERrnEmcoNNEc'rIcUr, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT. I

' aroma AND SHADE HOLDER.

messes.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WrLmAM G. HOMAN, a citizen of the United'States,residing at Meriden, county 'of -New Haven, State of SGonnecticut, haveinvented' certain new and mainbodyQis a depending annularfiangesuitableform and which is useful Improvements in Globe and Shade Ho1ders, ofwhich; the following is a full, I clear, and exact description.

My invention relates'to an improved shade,

and globe holder particularly useful. in connection with s'o-calledinvertedincandescent- 'rnantle burners;

The object of the invention is tov provide a simple and effective globeholding device whichma'y. be cheaply produced and easily operated.

. In the drawings Figure 1 is :1 view of the underside of the-burnertube .with the globe support attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the same parts with the globe in place. Figs. 3 and'e aredetail views.

fl represents the supporting fixture or burner tube carrying the globeholder. The globejholder comprises the main body portion2, which isattached to the fixture 1 in any :suitable manner. At the'edge of the 3,having preferably an internally channeled portion extending entirelyaroundthe 4: represents a globe which may be of any provided with thefi;;.-.,:;ed neck 5. v

The holding device comprises a one-piece 535 spring wire which is ofpeculiar form. As

shown, the wire is bent in the'middle to provide ail-shaped portion6,'which projects through a slot 7 in the flange 3, said slothavingacentral restricted'portion or hourglass contraction'to hold the wire inplace. trojecting in opposite directions from the U shaped part of thewire retainer'are arms 8 9, each of which is of greater length than asemi-circle, so that the two ends of the wire will overlap. The extremeends of the wire are oflset, as shown, to provide operating handlesl011.

12 is a slot in the flange 3 opposite to the slot 7 having the hourglasscontraction. The slot 12 is widest at its middle portion, the two endsbeing slightly out of line, as shown. By this form, the two handle ends10-11 of the globe gripping wire may be pressed together by the thumband torefinger, so that the two sides 89 will be I Specification LettersPatent. Patented June 11, 1912, Application filed March 5, 1912.Seria1No. 683,976.

expanded laterally into the channel around the inner. side of the flange3, thus affording sufficient clearness topermit the flange 5 of theglobe to be inserted to a position above theside arms 8-9. (When thehandle ends '1011 are released; the wire holder contracts, bringing theside arms 8-9 into gripping cont-act with the globe 4 beneath the flange5, so as to securely'hold thelatter inserted or passed I through the.slot 12.

When fully assembled, the wire retainer is held in place by thecontracted edges of the hour-glass passage 7, while the ring issupported at-opposi'te sides by that part of the flange 3 whichconstitutes the lower edge of each of the slots. The hour glass passage7 serves to hold the} ring in place "and yetpermits it to move or yieldslightly so that it may be drawn inwardly by the spring in the metal soas to embrace the globe entirely around instead of at isolated points.

What I claim is:

1. In a shade or globeholder, an annular flange, a ring-like wire shaderetaining element having a U shaped projection adjacent its middleportion, a slot formed in said an nular flange through which saidprojection is adapted to extend, said slot being'provided with a centralrestricted portion adapted to be positioned to retain said projection inengagement with said flange, said ring-like element having itsends-offset to form operating handles, and a second and elongatedslotformed in said annularflange through which said handles pass to theoutsideof the flange.

2. In a shade or globe holder, an annular flange, a ring-like wire shaderetaining element having a U shaped projection adjacentits middleportion, a slot formed in said annular flange through which saidprojection is adapted to extend, said slot being providedwith. a centralrestricted portion adapted to be positioned to retain said pro- 1eCti0nin'eng'agementwith'said flange, saidtral portion and narrowed filsetendporring-like element having its .ends overlaptions.

ping and ofis'et to form operating handles, I I I 4 I and a second andelongated slot formed in J WILLIAM HOMAN' 5 said annular flange throughwhich said him- Witnessw:

dies pass to the outside of the flange, said CHARLES E. HUMAN,

second slothaving a laterally enlarged cen- ALFRED Dmqnor.

